Hello, I'm senior Secondary English Education Major with an ESOL endorsement looking to work in Japan as some form of English educator. Because of how terrible the job market has been (at least in America), I'm a little worried about my chances of getting a job in Japan as some sort of ALT, educator at an eikaiwa, or as a teacher at an international school. I already have a years worth of experience in the classroom as a substitute across all grade levels, two years in childcare, and I'm currently doing an English education internship for my final year.
Everyone I've spoken to has said I have nothing to worry about, but I'm still worried. Is my background enough? Will my ESOL endorsement be good enough? I'm quite worried. I really love English education, hoping to build bridges with language, but is everything I've done enough?
by ConfusedAndLearning9